Nursing-bottle holder



' Nov. 19, 1929. Y J. JEEP NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed June 28. 1926 John J23}? BY QM QMQML ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 19, 1929 UNITED STATES Parent QFFIQE NURSING-BOTTLE HOLDER Application filed June 28, 1926. Serial No. 119,025.

This invention relates to holders for infants nursing bottles, my principal object being to provide a device for this purpose so constructed that a child of any age can feed itself while lying in a crib or on the bed and without either the child or bottle being held or requiring any attention.

The use of this device avoids the possibility of the milk bottle falling to the floor or rolling out of reach if the child is left untended and enables the child to feed when it so desires.

The holder is also so constructed that its weight is negligible and it does not interfere with the arm and leg movements of the infant in any manner, and there is no likelihood of such movements upsetting the holder.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and 39 yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved 3 holder showing a bottle as supported thereby.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the holder.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the device is preferably formed of wire for the sake of lightness, and comprises two transversely spaced vertical frames A. Each frame has a front and a rear member 1 and 2 respectively projecting upwardly from their ends at a suitable angle toward each other,

said ends having feet formed as circular upstanding loops 3. A cross wire 4 extends between the frames at the top or at the junction of the respective wires 1 and 2. Projecting upwardly from this wire centrally of its length is a circular ring 5 disposed so as to have an upward and forward angle relative to a vertical plane.

Projecting both rearwardly and transversely toward each other from the top of the frame A. are wires 6, while similarly disposed wires 7 extend substantially parallel to the wires 6 from the wires 2 intermediate the ends of the latter, the points of intersection of the pairs of wires 6 and 7 being thus located in different vertical planes. These wires form a support for another ring 8 which extends therebetween at their junction or intersection.

The ring 8 is of a size sufficient to receive the body of a nursing bottle 9 freely therethrough, while the ring 5 receives the nipplecap 10 of the bottle therein, and is of such size as to prevent the usual enlarged base flange 11 of the cap from passing therethrough.

' The longitudinal plane of the axes of the rings is so disposed that the bottle has a suitable downward slant toward its forward end or is disposed at an acute angle to a plane between the feet 3. p I

The frames A are spaced apart so that they will straddle the body or breast of the infant, the feet 3 then resting on the coverings of the bed or crib; and the holder is so proportioned and designed that the bottle is located and its slope is such as to place-the nipple 12 of the bottle in a position convenient to the mouth of the infant lying in an outstretched position in the crib.

There are of course various ways of connecting and building up the different parts of the holder. In the present instance I have shown the wires 1 as being integral with the cross wire 4E and the latter as being integral with the ring 5. The wires 6 and 7 of each 5' frame are also integral with the corresponding Wire 2 and centrally between the frames A said wire is looped; this loop with the loop of the other wires 6 and 7 forming the bottle holding ring 8. By reason of the interlooping of these wires as shown, and the fact that the entire frame is made of spring wire, the looped ends of the said wires may be pressed apart or allowed to spring together to vary the diameter of the holding ring 8. Thus bottles of various sizes and shapes may be readily inserted in and held in position by this ring 8 as thus formed. The wires 7 at their connection with the wires 2 are wrapped around the latter and then extend to the adacent frame wires 1 to form longitudinal )IZICQS 13 which prevents any tendency of said frames to slant. All connections, crossings and junctions of the Various wires with 5 each other are firmly connected together by suitable means as by soldering, brazing or welding.

The front and lower ring 5 being relatively small,thereisnochanceforthebottletoslide 10 out and the bottle must be mounted in place and removed by an upward and rearward movement through the rear ring 8.

The device is of course capable of being made in various sizes, both as far asthe size 15 of the rings is concerned, and also as to its general dimensions. This of course enables the holder to be used for different sized bottles and to be suitable for use in connection with children of different sizes.

lVhile I have here shown and described the device as being a rigid structure, it may be of a collapsible nature if desired.

From the foregoing description it Will be readily seen that I have produced such a de- 2 vice as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to sea5. cure by Letters Patent is:

A nursing bottle holder comprising side frames, each comprising av pairof legs arranged in inverted V form, a cross member between the frames at the apex thereof 40 formed With a ring for the reception of the nipple of a nursing bottle, other vertically spaced cross members extending rearwardly and diagonally from the apex of the frames and from the real-most of said legs a certain- 45, distance below said apex, a ring formed by and between said cross members to receive the body of a nursing bottle, and forwardly projecting extensions formed with the lower endsofthelow rdiagonalcrossmembersex- 5o tending to the front legs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN JEEP. 

